Unsettling is a project of the NYCity News Service at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Maria Arcel reported from Lesbos, Greece; Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn and Marguerite Ward from Hamtramck, Mich; Isabel Riofrío from Elizabeth and Paterson, NJ; Christina Nordvang Jensen from El Cajon, Calif. The reporters also did extensive work in New York.

The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism’s Judith Watson Investigative Reporting Fund’s generous support helped pay for travel to Michigan.

About the Reporters

Maria Arcel (@MariaArcel)is a freelance journalist and a master’s candidate at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She has reported for the Danish Broadcasting Coporation, DR, the largest TV and radio station in Denmark.

Christina Nordvang Jensen (@CNordvang) is a freelance journalist and master’s candidate at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She has reported for the Danish national newspaper Berlingske.

Isabel Riofrío (@imriofrio) is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Ecuador. Her work has appeared in LatinoUSA for NPR, City Limits, Voices of NY and Diario El Comercio, a prominent newspaper in Ecuador. She is a master’s candidate at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, with a focus on international reporting.

Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn (@yukvon) is a freelance multimedia journalist based in New York. Her work has appeared in VICE News, The Guardian, The Bangkok Post and local news sites Voices of NY and DNAinfo. She is a master’s candidate at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, where she has a focus in international reporting.

Marguerite Ward (@ForWardist) is a journalist based in New York and master’s candidate at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. She has written for CNBC.com, International Business Times, New York Daily News, The Daily Beast and others.